ACS confirmed Friday afternoon that there was damage to a subsea cable system that connects Juneau, and a repair ship is on its way to restore it.
Public Safety
8-year-old boy helps save his family from White Mountain house fire
Colton Koonooka-Kowchee jumped out his window and sprinted through deep snow to get help.
Fishing boat lost near Southeast Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island
The U.S. Coast Guard said only one person was believed to be aboard the Canis Majoris when it was last heard from Feb. 20. Its owner, David Klein, is listed as missing.
State clears Juneau officer in fatal Christmas morning shooting
The state’s Office of Special Prosecutions released a statement Wednesday that cleared Officer Jonah Hennings-Booth in the Christmas morning shooting of 30-year-old Raye Johnston.
State cancels Alaska’s annual tsunami warning test
The test usually happens in late March, around the anniversary of the 1964 earthquake.
Communities in Southeast Alaska are mapping their landslide risk. It’s complicated.
The region has seen four fatal landslides in the last decade.